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Douglas McAfee

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Title

Douglas McAfee

Subject

McAfee, Douglas C. (1928-1977)
African Americans - Virginia - Shenandoah County

Description

Portrait of Douglas C. McAfee as a young man wearing a suit, tie, and hat.

Douglas was from a large family. He was the youngest son of Roy Wayland, Sr. (1891-1966) and Julia Margaret (Spinner) (1890-1963) McAfee, from Woodstock.

He grew up on Water Street and his father worked at MMA.

By 1940, the family owned the home they lived in.

Douglas appeared in the 1950 census as living and working at the U.S. Naval Receiving Center in Washington D.C. His Naval service lasted from 1948-1952.

He married Barbara Murray (1931-2007), who was from Washington, D.C. Her parents were Columbus, Jr. and Delia (Hawkins) Murray. The couple had at least one daughter, Yvonne.

Creator

Morrison Studio

Source

Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society

Publisher

Shenandoah County Library

Date

Labelled "Aug 1945" on box of plates.

Contributor

Identified in 2008 by Georgia Cooper, who was a niece of the subject.

Rights

IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Relation

Douglas C. McAfee appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 006640 and 011797.

Identifier

011797

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Glass Negative

Citation

Morrison Studio, “Douglas McAfee,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed November 21, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/39591.

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